The Ambassadors
1903 novel by Henry James / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the book. For the painting, see The Ambassadors (Holbein). For other novels, see Ambassador (disambiguation) § Literature and painting.
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review (NAR). The novel is a dark comedy which follows the trip of protagonist Lewis Lambert Strether to Europe to bring the son of his widowed fiancée back to the family business. The novel is written in the third-person, from Strether's point of view.
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Author | Henry James |
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Language | English |
Genre | Dark Comedy |
Publisher | Methuen & Co., London Harper & Brothers, New York City |
Publication date | Methuen: 24-Sept-1903 Harpers: 6-Nov-1903 |
Publication place | United Kingdom, United States |
Media type | Print (Serial) |
Pages | Methuen: 458 Harpers: 432 |
OCLC | 503867 |
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